Urkel
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Orca Matriarchs in the Patch – 16/2/20
Orca Matriarchs in the Patch as within moments of our arrival Cookie surfaced 20 meters ahead with her family pod. They were on the hunt and the stealthy movements of Cookie, El Notcho and Swirl focused in on an area close to the edge of the continental shelf. Cookie was not the only matriarch in…
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Why Do Killer Whales Spyhop? – 20/2/20
Why do Killer Whales spyhop? There are a number of reasons why Orca spyhop and it is this behaviour which brings their eyes above water level and allows them to visually observe what’s happening above the waters surface. Today we were firstly greeted by tiny Grace and her family including matriarch Alki who calmly approached…
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2020 Bremer Orca Season Finishes – 24/3/20
The 2020 Bremer Orca Season finishes today and it was a very beautiful day to celebrate what has been a truely phenomenal season. Blue skies, warm sunshine and calm conditions guided us to The Patch and as has been the rhythm over February and March, within moments of arriving the distinctive tall blows of Orca…
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Bremer Orcas and Pilot Whales – 23/2/20
Bremer Orcas and Pilot Whales took over the Patch today as families gathered to feast and socialize in a very special day off Bremer Bay. Our morning cruise to the Patch was greeted with the company of Common Dolphins who quickly ventured over to say good morning before continuing on with their day. It was…
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Bremer Bay Killer Whales 2020 – 4/1/20
Bremer Bay Killer Whales 2020 started today and within moments of arriving at the Patch an unmistakable silhouette appeared ahead, the Orca had arrived! Urkel and Noosa were cruising together along with the rest of the family pod and it was so wonderful to see them after a year of missing them. They were relaxed…